Certificate Course in Scientific Writing

The course guided learners in developing end-to-end journal publications using AI tools.

Brief about Turacoz

Turacoz is a global Medical Writing agency working with more than 75 global pharmaceutical MNCs, medical devices, diagnostics, and consumer care companies. The training curriculum is prepared by medical writers and trainers who are members of esteemed organizations like AMWA (American Medical Writer Association), EMWA (European Medical Writer association), and ISMPP (The International Society for Medical Publication Professionals) to name a few and with 10 to 15 years of experience in the industry. Taking a formal and specialized medical publication training with us would help you shape your dreams and achieve success in the industry. 

Brief about the Course

The final step of any successful research endeavor is to disseminate the research findings to the scientific community at large. Prospective authors (medical/scientific writers) face substantial challenges or barriers during the publication of their work. In our attempt to bridge this gap and help the scientific and medical research community publish their findings in reputed journals, we have developed this instructor-led live online 8-week comprehensive Scientific Publication Writing course. 

This course also helps to up-skill the knowledge of professionals working in the healthcare, pharmaceutical, medical device, and research sectors and climb higher professional hierarchy cadres. This course aims to provide guidance and practical training to help people from the life sciences field interested in pursuing a career as a publication writer or in related roles.  

This is a CPD Certified Course in Scientific Publication Writing. This is comprehensively reviewed and endorsed by CPD UK, thus imparting students the edge required to enter the medical writing industry. CPD stands for Continuing Professional Development. The term is used to describe the learning activities professionals engage in to develop and enhance their abilities. The CPD service is the largest CPD accreditation in the UK, with nearly 25 years of experience supporting training providers across all sectors.

Detailed Week-wise Agenda

Module I: General

Week-01)
1.) Publishing your research and publication writing as a career option
2.) Introduction to scientific and medical publication
  • Skill set required and the layout of the course
  • GPP3 2022 update
  • Publication lifecycle and publication planning – strategy and tactile plans
  • AI tools in scientific publications
Week-02) Literature search methodology, referencing, and endnote software
  • Steps to conduct literature search
  • Using AI tools for conducting literature search
  • Keywords and search techniques for systematic search
  • Primary and secondary references and how to use them
  • Different databases used for literature search
  • Boolean operators used during the search
  • Citations and references
  • Common referencing styles
  • Using the endnote software
  • Importing references (EndNote Library) from online databases
  • Inserting a reference (from EndNote Library) in a word document
Week-03) Writing the introduction section
  • Revision of literature search
  • Basic structure of manuscript (IMRAD)
  • Plagiarism in publications and how to interpret Turnitin report (Ithenticate software for plagiarism)
  • Paraphrasing with AI tools
Week-04) Writing the methods section
  • Study design
  • Statistical versus clinical significance: Biostatistics for clinical papers
  • Data sharing statements and recent guidelines
Week-05) Writing the results section
  • Text, tables and graphs; where to use what and how
  • Creating graphs and tables using AI tools
  • Where to place them and how to link with the manuscript
  • Interpreting graphs and tables in published papers
Week-06) Writing the discussion section
  • What all to cover in the discussion section including the comparison of published literature
  • Strengths and limitations
  • Lean writing (Recycle/Reduce/Rewrite)
Week-07) Journal activities
  • Journal selection
  • Identifying predatory journals
  • Pre-submission inquiries
  • Submission package preparation
  • Addressing journal review comments
Week-08) Technology tools and recent trends in publications
  • Tools used – DataVision/PubSTRAT
  • Digital enhancements like graphical and audio-visual abstracts
  • Pre-print servers
  • Patient centric publications
  • Course wrap-up

Who Can Join This Course?

  • Any degree-holder in Chemistry / Biostatistics / Bioinformatics
  • Any degree-holder in Nursing / Allied Health Bioscience
  • Any postgraduate/doctorate in Bioscience/Life Sciences including Biochemistry, Microbiology, Genetics, Biotechnology, Botany, Zoology, etc.
  • Any degree-holder in Medicine including MBBS, BDS, BPT, BAMS, BHMS, BUMS, etc.
  • Any degree-holder in Pharmacy / Pharmaceutical Sciences

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